Arizona Chickens

[Bobby Basham]

They seemed to be upset that anyone would be stupid enough to keep chicks in the house because they need to be out in the dirt to develop an immune system against all the bacteria in the ground. They seem to think that my birds would not develop as well or reach their full potential. I have not had any problems with that. This person seems to feel they are the self-appointed expert on this forum and nobody else really knows what they're doing. Can't stand know-it-alls that want to make sure you know they know it all. They were mostly upset over cocci which we don't have in our soil up here and not too many places since it is a wet area bacteria and we're really arid. Not saying it"s not here at all but not so much as in the wetter states.

Why not dig up some of the dirt from the back yard, or where ever on your property, and add it to the brooder along with the sand, wood chips etc. that you provide? --BB

Bobby Basham
Tucson, Arizona

 

[jubilation]

Hi y'all! Can you guess which egg is the store egg?

That's a no brainer!!

Hi y'all! Can you guess which egg is the store egg?

That's a no brainer!

Which one should I choose? LOL Bright orange or anemic?

 

[girlchick]

I have one stuck in the shell. It pipped fine and started to zip, about 1 1/2" and then couldn't progress. I waited overnight and then decided it had to be stuck because it was strongly peeping and moving, but not making any progress. sure enough, it was "sticky" and couldn't move around to finish the zip. Poor baby so I got the tweezers and damp paper towel and started removing the outer shell with the chick peeping and wiggling the whole time. LOL I have it open enough that a wing and foot are out and the head is ready to come out, but I have a feeling there is still too much goop in there behind the chick. I have it back in the incubator warming back up and have upped the humidity some more. None of the other eggs have pipped yet. I will give them a while longer and then I will candle to see if they have internally pipped. This is a bummer, but at least I have 3 live babies so far. Even the two that hatched on their own had some goopy stuff on them, so I have a humidity issue. Hopefully, I have remedied that now. Keeping fingers crossed that more will be able to hatch alive and well. Wish me luck.

UPDATE: Had to open some more of the shell and on the last try, the head popped out, the legs started kicking and the chick shot up out the shell while I was still holding it. YAY Chick is cheeping loudly and flopping all around in the incubator. Lots of goop still on it, but I did get the worst glob off. No blood, yolk sack has absorbed, so it was definitely time to hatch. I'm going to have a nervous breakdown! LOL

UPDAT #2!! The BLW I helped is doing great! Surprise.....within less than 1 hour, the one and only Barnvelder egg pipped and zipped and hatched

and I never saw it happen. WhooHoo! Chick is doing fine and very little goop on this one. Thank goodness.

 

[K9Dave]

UPDAT #2!!  The BLW I helped is doing great!  Surprise.....within less than 1 hour, the one and only Barnvelder egg pipped and zipped and hatched  and I never saw it happen.  WhooHoo!  Chick is doing fine and very little goop on this one.  Thank goodness.  

Congrats. Have you hatched before or is this your first?

 

[ChuskaMtns]

UPDAT #2!!  The BLW I helped is doing great!  Surprise.....within less than 1 hour, the one and only Barnvelder egg pipped and zipped and hatched  and I never saw it happen.  WhooHoo!  Chick is doing fine and very little goop on this one.  Thank goodness.  

I wouldn't give up on the others yet, they may be late bloomers. Thanks for updating us!

 

[girlchick]

Congrats. Have you hatched before or is this your first?

Very first hatch ever!

 

[girlchick]

I wouldn't give up on the others yet, they may be late bloomers. Thanks for updating us!

Not about to give up! It is actually only day 21, so there is plenty of time yet. I was just so surprised when that 4th egg hatched so quickly, especially after the drama with the goopy chick.
6 eggs to go

 

[ChuskaMtns]

Not about to give up!  It is actually only day 21, so there is plenty of time yet.  I was just so surprised when that 4th egg hatched so quickly, especially after the drama with the goopy chick.
6 eggs to go

I've had a couple English Orp eggs zip on the 25th day. Almost gave up on them but they were rocking & making all kinds of noise. Had to sit on my hands to prevent myself from assisting too early. Now they're both huge, fluffy birds! btw, it's not unusual for English Orps to take their time.

 

[girlchick]

I've had a couple English Orp eggs zip on the 25th day. Almost gave up on them but they were rocking & making all kinds of noise. Had to sit on my hands to prevent myself from assisting too early. Now they're both huge, fluffy birds! btw, it's not unusual for English Orps to take their time.

There are 3 Amaracauna and 3 Marans left to hatch. I'm already happy as can be that I managed to do something right to get 4 alive and well (so far). Keeping fingers crossed for the others to hatch for me. Time will tell.

 

[azmotogirl]

Hello everyone..... I haven't been a big poster but follow this thread regularly. I have recently had some major hip surgery and need to find new homes for my 9 chickens. It is just too difficult to keep up with them at this point in my recovery. I have 2 Australorps, 2 Marons, 1 Barred Rock and 4 EE's. They range in age from 1 to 2.5 years in age and all are healthy. If you can help please let me know..... they are free to a good home.